Novels:
American Appetites. New York: Dutton, 1989. Reprinted: New York: Perennial Library, 1990; Volume 10 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language]. Excerpted In: Trial and Error: An Oxford Anthology of Legal Stories. Ed. Fred R. Shapiro and Jane Garry. New York: Oxford U P, 1998.
Angel of Light. New York: Dutton, 1981. Reprinted: London: Cape, 1981; New York: Warner, 1982; Volume 8 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language].
The Assassins: A Book of Hours. New York: Vanguard, 1975. Reprinted: Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1975.
Beasts. New York: Carroll and Graf, 2002. Reprinted: Avalon, 2003; London: Orion, 2003.
Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart. New York: Dutton, 1990. Reprinted: New York: Plume, 1991; London: Picador, 1992.
Bellefleur. New York: Dutton, 1980. Reprinted: Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1980; New York: Warner, 1981; London: Cape, 1981; New York: Plume, 1991. Excerpted: Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction. Ed. Leonard Wolf. New York: Oxford U P, 1997. 117-135.
Black Water. New York: Dutton, 1992. Reprinted: New York: Plume, 1992; London: Macmillan, 1992; Hampton, NH: Curley, 1993; with Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang, Volume 11 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language]. Adapted to opera by John Duffy in 1997.
Blonde: A Novel. New York: Ecco, 2000. Reprinted: New York: Echo, 2000; London: Quality Paperbacks Direct, 2000; London: Fourth Estate, 2001.
A Bloodsmoor Romance. New York: Dutton, 1982. Reprinted: New York: Warner, 1983. Excerpted: Ms. June 1982: 60-61, 98.
Broke Heart Blues: A Novel. New York: Dutton, 1999. Reprinted: New York: Plume, 1999; London: Virago, 2000. Excerpted: Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers. Ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. New York: HarperPrism, 1998. 27-34.
Childwold. New York: Vanguard, 1976. Reprinted: Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1976; London: Gollancz, 1977.
Cybele. Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow, 1979. Reprinted: New York: Dutton/Obelisk, 1986.
Do with Me What You Will. New York: Vanguard, 1973. Reprinted: Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1973; London: Gollancz, 1974; London: Coronet, 1976; Volume 7 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language]. Excerpted In: Playboy June 1973: 92-94, 190-193; Antaeus 10(Summer 1973): 66-83; The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century. Ed. Tony Hillerman. Boston: Houghton, 2000. 556-567.
Expensive People. New York: Vanguard, 1968. Reprinted: Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1968; London: Gollancz, 1969; London: Panther, 1972; Princeton, NJ: Ontario Review P, 1990; New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1992; New York: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1993; London: Virago, 1998. Excerpted In: Brilliant Careers: The Virago Book of Twentieth-Century Fiction. Ed. Kasia Boddy, Ali Smith, and Sarah Wood. London: Virago, 2000. 346-349.
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang. New York: Dutton, 1993. Reprinted: Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1993; London: Macmillan, 1993; New York: Plume, 1994; London: Picador, 1994; Volume 11 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language].
A Garden of Earthly Delights. New York: Vanguard, 1967. Reprinted: Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1967; London: Gollancz, 1970; St. Albans: Panther, 1973; Volume 2 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language]; London: Virago, 1999; Revised Edition, New York: Modern Library, 2003. Excerpted In: Shenandoah 17(Winter 1966): 21-43.
I'll Take You There. New York: Ecco/HarperCollins, 2002. Reprinted: London: Fourth Estate, 2003.
Man Crazy. New York: Dutton, 1997. Reprinted: New York: Plume, 1998; Thorndike, ME: Thorndike, 1998; London: Virago, 1998.
Marya: A Life. New York: Dutton, 1986. Reprinted: Boston: G.K. Hall, 1987; New York: Berkley, 1988; New York: Plume, 1998; Volume 9 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language].
Middle Age: A Romance. New York: Ecco/HarperCollins, 2001. Reprinted: New York: Ecco, 2002; London: Fourth Estate, 2001.
My Heart Laid Bare. New York: Dutton, 1998. Reprinted: New York: Plume, 1999.
Mysteries of Winterthurn. New York: Dutton, 1984. Reprinted: Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1984; New York: Berkley, 1985.
Solstice. New York: Dutton, 1985. Reprinted: South Yarmouth, MA: J. Curley, 1985; London: Virago, 1998; Princeton, NJ: Ontario Review P/New York: Norton, 2000.
Son of the Morning. New York: Vanguard, 1978. Reprinted: New York: Fawcett, 1978; London: Gollancz, 1979.
The Tattooed Girl. New York: Ecco, 2003.
them. New York: Vanguard, 1969. Reprinted: Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1969; London: Gollancz, 1971; London: Panther, 1972; Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1979; New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1992; New York: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1993; Volume 3 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language]; New York: Modern Library, 2000; New York: Random, 2000; London: Hi Marketing, 2000.
Unholy Loves. New York: Vanguard, 1979. Reprinted: London: Gollancz, 1980; New York: Fawcett, 1984.
We Were the Mulvaneys. New York: Dutton, 1996. Reprinted: New York: Plume, 1996; Rockland, MA: Wheeler, 2001; London: Fourth Estate, 2001.
What I Lived For. New York: Dutton, 1994. Reprinted: New York: Plume, 1995; New York/London: Signet, 1995; London: Picador, 1995. Excerpted: New York 12 Sep. 1994: 106+.
With Shuddering Fall. New York: Vanguard, 1964. Reprinted: London: Cape, 1965; Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1971; with Upon the Sweeping Flood and Other Stories, Volume 1 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language].
Wonderland. New York: Vanguard, 1971. Reprinted: London: Gollancz, 1972; Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1973; New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1992; New York: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1993; Volume 5 of The Selected Works of Joyce Carol Oates, Kyoto: Rinsen, 1998 [English-Language].
You Must Remember This. New York: Dutton, 1987. Reprinted: Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1987; New York: Perennial Library, 1988; New York: Plume, 1998.
Zombie. New York: Dutton, 1995. Reprinted: New York: Plume, 1996; London: Signet, 1996; Sydney: Picador, 1996.